Runner
Eastern European Cinema
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Romance, Thriller
After her boyfriend experiences a psychotic episode and disappears, Maria (Zygimante Jakstaite) decides to let nothing stop her from helping him. Chasing every clue about his whereabouts, she embarks on a fast-paced odyssey through the city. Always one step behind and against all odds, she fights for both her love and her freedom.
Lithuanian filmmaker Andrius Blaževičius serves up an “anxiety attack masquerading as a movie - but in a good way” in his sophomore feature RUNNER, which had its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and won the award for Best Baltic Film at Tallinn Black Nights.
“A kinetic portrayal of an extraordinary young woman paradoxically trapped at a psychological impasse.” –Variety
DIRECTED BY ANDRIUS BLAŽEVIČIUS
LITHUANIA, CZECH REPUBLIC | 2021 | LATVIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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